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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
556 AM EDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE DANVILLE VA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              95   04/28/1990
                        04/27/1990
                        04/23/1985
 LOW               22   04/08/2007
HIGHEST            88   04/10                10
LOWEST             29   04/03               -10
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.3              69.8     1.5     68.9
AVG. MINIMUM     46.9              46.8     0.1     43.6
MEAN             59.1              58.3     0.8     56.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               1.3    -0.3
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.25   1987
 MINIMUM         0.32   1985
TOTALS           3.04              3.46   -0.42     2.76
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.12   -0.02     0.09
DAYS >= .01         7              10.4    -3.4
DAYS >= .10         6               6.9    -0.9
DAYS >= .50         3               2.7     0.3
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.9    -0.9
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.04   04/28 TO 04/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            0.0                                0.0
SINCE 7/1         1.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0
DAYS >= 1.0         0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     214               232     -18
 SINCE 7/1       3669              3743     -74
COOLING TOTAL      46                31      15
 SINCE 1/1         48                34      14
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/220    DATE  04/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/220    DATE  04/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

REMARKS: DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE ASOS RAIN GAGE ON APRIL 19...ALL
MONTHLY... SEASONAL...AND ANNUAL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR
PRECIPITATION WILL BE CALCULATED WITHOUT DATA FROM THIS DATE.

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